have more wages more money in the paycheck, and closing the tax cuts, so clearly that s going to be a big issue and a big talking point in terms of people concerned about nancy pelosi becoming the speaker again. i was with the indie friday in been battling, i think he s got a good chance of winning because he s much more in tune with the district. his opponent says she wants to be the most liberal progressive person in the state of kentucky. kentucky is not a far left pelosi type state. 50.3 percent to 40.5. you know, congressman, were you upset about the focus in the last days of the campaign quest mark ikenna shifted more toward immigration. did you leave the closing arguments should have been more the economy? of the economy is been a
states, and washington, d.c. here is a shot of sterling, virginia right there. cnn has reporters in many of the key battleground states all across the country. so let s begin with rosa flores, live in florida, home of the two most contentious races in the country. what are you seeing? reporter: good morning. i just talked to a voter x a, a that voter said if you don t vote today, you can t complain later. very wise words. take a look behind me because these polls have been open for just over an hour. we have seen an engaged elector rat here in florida. we have more than 13 million registered voters and more than 5 million have already voted. that s more than 38%. but the breakdown by party is nail biting. take a look at these numbers of those early voters. 40.1% are republican, 40.5% are democrat.
democrats, 40.5% of those votes, with no party affiliation and other making 19.4%. again, nail-biting races here in the state of florida. and there are rosa, sorry to interrupt. we re seeing a live picture now of andrew gillum, who is democratic candidate for governor in florida casting his ballot in tallahassee, florida, where he happens to be the mayor as well. one of the most hotly contested governors races, bellwether for which party will have the upper hand. that was andrew gillum casting his ballot. rosa flores, thank you very much from outside a polling station there as well. okay. rosa, thank you. on a day when millions will go to the polls, where is the president? our white house correspondent sarah westwood joins us outside the white house. sarah, ahead of today, the president has talked a lot about the florida race and a lot about the candidate who just voted,
40.5%. now, that s what we re talking about the razor thin margins. and then there s the 19.3% of no party affiliation or other. since president trump took office, about 1 million people have registered to vote here in florida. and there s this misconception around the country that most of florida s voters are seniors. brooke, that is not the case. 52% of registered voters are either millennials, genxers or genzers. i can tell you there s probably one thing that will unite everybody here in florida after today, and that is that we re no long going to be bombarded by political ads. there s been a lot of them here
about 30 minutes ago and what we have seen are lines that are slow and steady here in florida what we ve seen is a deeply involved electorate of the more than 13 million voters who are registered in this state, more than 5 million have already voted. that s 38%. if you look at the breakdown by party, it is nail biting. take a look at this numbers. of those early voters, 40.1% are registered republicans, 40.5% are registered democrats. and then the rest, no party affiliation or other, make up 19.3%. now, overall there is this misconception in florida that most of the registered voters are seniors. not the case this year. 52% of voters are millennials, gen-xers or gen-zers and this younger block of voters are more diverse, they are very much worried about the environment, jobs and healthcare and what we are seeing in this state we are